Christian McCaffrey, in possibly his final home game, rushed for 204 yards and scored two touchdowns as No. 24 Stanford rolled to a 41-17 nonconference victory over Rice on Saturday night.

David Lombardi ESPN Staff Writer

Stanford's at 10 yards per play in this one, as expected against the nation's worst defense in Rice.

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David Lombardi ESPN Staff Writer

Christian McCaffrey is the draw here tonight: 220 all-purpose yards to pad his national lead along with two touchdowns.

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David Lombardi ESPN Staff Writer

The Rice Marching Owl Band didn't travel to Stanford, except for drum major Jake Spisak who performed with the Stanford band at halftime. These are the two most famous scatter bands in the country.

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David Lombardi ESPN Staff Writer

Yards per play in this mismatch: Stanford 9.0, Rice 0.8

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David Lombardi ESPN Staff Writer

David Shaw on Stanford's position as heavy favorites over Rice: "Hopefully we have that feeling of still trying to make up for lost time... The real opponent for us is making sure we played better this week than we did last week."

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David Lombardi ESPN Staff Writer

Stanford, coming off games against terrible defenses, now gets to play the nation's very worst: Rice ranks dead last in the country, allowing 7.3 yards per play.